History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 422 - The World’s Law - Richard Hooker
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May 28, 2023 AI Snips
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Hooker's Moderate Defense
- Richard Hooker defended Elizabethan religious and political moderation using reason and natural law.
- The Elizabethan settlement balanced Protestantism with traditional church structures and hereditary monarchy with parliamentary power.
Reason Complements Scripture
- Hooker argued that radical reformers wrongly base all on Scripture alone without reason.
- Reason, a divine gift, complements Scripture to guide religious and political life.
Faith’s Certainty and Doubt
- Hooker distinguished subjective doubt from objective certainty in faith.
- While believers may doubt, salvation’s certainty remains firm and comforting.